I was about to go to bed just now, when I made the mistake of flipping on the TV while I ate a pop-tart before retiring. And I alit upon Sesame Street, in time to witness the following rather disturbing sketch:
During which I am watching this quite dumbstruck, thinking confused thoughts along the lines of, "...Um, Bert? You're a felt puppet?"
I mean,the surrealness of this whole exchange was enough to blow my mind, and I'm 34. What must the show's Target Audience be making of this?
(I am also obligated to report that deny as they may, B&E still come across like a gay couple to me. But hey, they've been together for 30-some years now, it's nice to see the kids having good committed role models...)
Bert and Ernie have built a snowman, and it's time to go in, because Bert is cold. But Ernie is afflicted by a fit of conscience: he doesn't want to leave the snowman alone out in the cold.
And Bert proceeds to reason with Ernie, using the line of argument that the snowman isn't alive "like we are": It doesn't breathe, it doesn't eat, it doesn't feel...
During which I am watching this quite dumbstruck, thinking confused thoughts along the lines of, "...Um, Bert? You're a felt puppet?"
I mean,the surrealness of this whole exchange was enough to blow my mind, and I'm 34. What must the show's Target Audience be making of this?
(I am also obligated to report that deny as they may, B&E still come across like a gay couple to me. But hey, they've been together for 30-some years now, it's nice to see the kids having good committed role models...)
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